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Monaco 172
Your not the only bud believe me, I was extremely skeptical and was pretty sure I had blown £500 on a rat pit lol
Monaco 172
Thanks buddy
Have to make sure I protect it soon with a sealant with a UV sheild in it or it will creep back, quicker than you would think as well
Monaco 172
Amazing job on the paintwork!
Nice to see a car getting some TLC
If only all owners were as dedicated.
Thanks LY
it was mostly for the benefit of myself to be fair, the shame of having a half pink car in Scumhampton was too much to bear lol
Monaco 172
**UPDATE TIME**
Big day today in the improvement/modification of the Celica…the wheels!
I know they will not to be everyone’s favour but I think they look quite good on the Celica, kind of an OEM look to them, possibly how the car should have came out like, well that’s what I feel like anyway, I’m probably talking out my a**e though :rasp:
I have a couple of night shots of the wheels on the car as I didn’t get back from Barnsley until about 2 hours ago so it was too late but I will get a nice set of photos on a sunny day soon when I’m free from work and the car is clean as it is extremely dirty at the moment = fail :dapprove: apologies for the camera quality compact digicam ftl!
Here ya go, as always, comments and criticisms are a must keeps me on track that way!
I don’t know if you guys can pick up on it but my car looks a little like a Land Cruiser more than a Celica at the moment in regards to ride height. Springs, pads and discs are all coming up in 2 weeks.
Says it all really, it seems the Japanese in the 90’s were aware of the pothole situation that England suffers from so installed suspension similar to a Monster Truck!
Hope you guys like
Lukas
Big day today in the improvement/modification of the Celica…the wheels!
I know they will not to be everyone’s favour but I think they look quite good on the Celica, kind of an OEM look to them, possibly how the car should have came out like, well that’s what I feel like anyway, I’m probably talking out my a**e though :rasp:
I have a couple of night shots of the wheels on the car as I didn’t get back from Barnsley until about 2 hours ago so it was too late but I will get a nice set of photos on a sunny day soon when I’m free from work and the car is clean as it is extremely dirty at the moment = fail :dapprove: apologies for the camera quality compact digicam ftl!
Here ya go, as always, comments and criticisms are a must
keeps me on track that way!I don’t know if you guys can pick up on it but my car looks a little like a Land Cruiser more than a Celica at the moment in regards to ride height. Springs, pads and discs are all coming up in 2 weeks.
Says it all really, it seems the Japanese in the 90’s were aware of the pothole situation that England suffers from so installed suspension similar to a Monster Truck!
Hope you guys like
Lukas
You have done a good job I think, keep us updated
Monaco 172
Thanks
like your RB in your avatar, my fav colour RS I'm warming to the wheels now more, just need to get some shorter nuts so it sits flush.
Fisting your arch ftl
Bloody hell that's shined up well!
Monaco 172
Cheers
just need some more money to keep improving it Fisting your arch ftl
Nowt wrong with a bit of fisting lol although it is a massive gap
Monaco 172
Thanks with the amount of time it took, I'm glad it did! Loving the 200 btw
If I do get bored/find another project, may put it up for sale so hope to at least fetch 1000 for it, probably being optimistic but we shall see.
Thanks for all the kind words guys
I do have a favour to ask, is there any chance someone could botch a PS together of my car sitting lower on it's new wheels please? I really need to teach myself how to use PS Lukas
Bluebeard
ClioSport Moderator
Whichever has fuel
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I'm devastated! I sat down with a brew ready to read it all aswell!
Monaco 172
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Argh I don't know how to get rid of it?! I have deleted a load of photos on my account but it hasn't gone. HELP! lol
I'm devastated! I sat down with a brew ready to read it all aswell!
I'm sorry Dan
Fail on my part and photobucket's pathetic allowance!
Monaco 172
UPDATE TIME
Ok well i decided to go for the exhaust next instead of springs as it was blowing like a b***h so i went on a trip to cardiff and got myself custom made 3.5inch catback system made by charlie which i think suits it perfectly as the jdm bean can won't sit right down to the design of the car. I opted for a mid sport sound but it is a tad too quiet so am going to get the centre silencer removed to give the twin cam lump some justice i will put some pics up soon it does need to be raised up about half an inch mind you so i will try and sort that out
The paint is showing signs of fade again ever so slightly so wax is not suitable, seems i need a UV protection sealant
Thanks,
Lukas
Ok well i decided to go for the exhaust next instead of springs as it was blowing like a b***h so i went on a trip to cardiff and got myself custom made 3.5inch catback system made by charlie which i think suits it perfectly as the jdm bean can won't sit right down to the design of the car. I opted for a mid sport sound but it is a tad too quiet so am going to get the centre silencer removed to give the twin cam lump some justice
i will put some pics up soon it does need to be raised up about half an inch mind you so i will try and sort that out The paint is showing signs of fade again ever so slightly so wax is not suitable, seems i need a UV protection sealant
Thanks,
Lukas
Monaco 172
Im really impressed with how far a little TLC Has gone with this car. That PC did a great job on the car and the rims have set it off great as well. Cant wait to see whats instore next
Keep the good work up
I'm pretty annyoed that the paint is beginning to fade again now
I used a bit of SRP by hand and it seemed to bring the shine back so just need to wait a month to get some UV protective sealant to stop it coming back.Next is another hard PC session, also a decat pipe and lowering springs, all to come in October. If funds permit, I may look into getting the wing and bumper done as well.
Thanks for the comments
Monaco 172
Here's a couple more piccies of how the Celica is getting on, not epic but a lot better than before
As I said, the exhaust does need readjusting so it sits a little higher up so I will get that sorted in a few weeks.
The Shopping List for the next month includes:
- Decat fitted by Longlife, along with exhaust readjustment.
- Spax/Apex Lowering Springs to be fitted by me.
- Replacement driver's mirror.
- Shorter wheel nuts.
- Meguiar's #80/#83 and Sonus SFX-4 Paint Sealant plus 3M Polishing Pads.
In the following months I will get the wing and bumper resprayed along with the whole car being re-laquered, however that is dependent upon cost as I'm saving for travelling still
Hope you guys like,
Lukas
As I said, the exhaust does need readjusting so it sits a little higher up so I will get that sorted in a few weeks.
The Shopping List for the next month includes:
- Decat fitted by Longlife, along with exhaust readjustment.
- Spax/Apex Lowering Springs to be fitted by me.
- Replacement driver's mirror.
- Shorter wheel nuts.
- Meguiar's #80/#83 and Sonus SFX-4 Paint Sealant plus 3M Polishing Pads.
In the following months I will get the wing and bumper resprayed along with the whole car being re-laquered, however that is dependent upon cost as I'm saving for travelling still
Hope you guys like,
Lukas
Monaco 172
Lol I know I know, I need to add that to the list, was going to get JDM style plates anyway
OCTOBER LIST:
- Driver's Mirror.
- Numberplates.
- I4Detailing Products.
- Decat.
- Purchase springs.
Once these modifications have been done, it's just brakes and then tidying up the engine bay and paintwork and then hey presto all done
Lukas
